Do households use “mental accounts” in making their spending decisions? Implications for macroeconomics

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jul 17, 2024, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Dr Graham draws on one popular theory of behaviour to understand household spending patterns in response to the receipt of unusual income (e.g. a tax refund, or a bonus check).  He explores the concept of "mental accounts" in consumption choices and the effectiveness of fiscal stimulus policies on household spending.

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WEN QLD - the Importance of Mentoring

Date: Thursday Jul 11, 2024, 5:00 pm

From: Queensland

WEN Queensland would like to invite you to join us for a session on how mentoring has and can be used to develop your career. 

Come along to gain some tips and tricks from our esteemed panel who will provide insights on the important role that mentoring has played in their careers. 

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The Importance of Mentoring

Date: Thursday Jul 11, 2024, 5:00 pm

From: Women In Economics

WEN Queensland would like to invite you to join us for a session on how mentoring has and can be used to develop your career. 

A World Unseen: How Time Diary Data is Essential to Constructing Policy Advice

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 9, 2024, 8:15 am

From: New South Wales

The way the market works is clear to us, thanks to the many available economic statistics. However, there is another type of production that happens outside the market, usually in people's homes, which we don't see as easily. This non-market production also uses resources - time in particular - to create goods and services without involving money payments.

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ACE 2024

Event Type: ACE24

Date: Tuesday Jul 9, 2024, 12:00 am

Registration is CLOSED.  Bookings can be managed by Contacting Us.

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Professional Members Networking

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Thursday Jul 4, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

The Economic Society of Australia (ACT) invites our Professional Members to attend a networking event.

Glenn Withers and Greg Austin will be the guest speakers, joining us to informally chat about their interesting work on cyber security economics at the Australian National University. 

As this is a free function for Professional Members only.

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Can Australia become a renewable energy superpower?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jul 2, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Ingrid Burfurd from the Superpower Institute will explain how Australia can become a renewable energy superpower in a world with commitments to net-zero carbon emissions.

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The Economics of Women's Health: Panel Event

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 26, 2024, 12:30 pm

This hybrid event is being held both in-person at Macquarie University and online via Zoom.  

Did you know that women report poorer health than men in almost all domains? And 2.7 million women are missing from the labour force? This is costing the Australian economy $72 billion in lost GDP annually. If you’re interested in learning more about the current economic findings/statistics on women’s health, why we need to think about women's health and the important issues in the Australian context today, then this is the event for you!

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ESA QLD EOFY Coffee Catch-Up

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 26, 2024, 8:00 am

From: Queensland

As the new President of ESA QLD, I invite you to an EOFY coffee catch-up on Wednesday, June 26, at 8 a.m., at Inter/Section, 155 Charlotte St, Brisbane. Feel free to drop in before work and stay as long as you like.

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Aboriginal Economies in a climate changing world

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 19, 2024, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Professor Norman speaks on LALC entrepreneurship and the opportunities for greater inclusion in new economies that mobilises the Aboriginal land estate to ensure survival on country in a climate changing world.

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WEN ACT Mentoring Program-Verity lane -Second event

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 18, 2024, 5:45 pm

From: Australian Capital Territory

WEN-ACT Mentoring Program - Second mentoring event

We are thrilled to invite our registered mentors and mentees to the ACT Women in Economics Network's second mentoring event, an evening dedicated to fostering connections between Canberra economists and sharing valuable insights into the world of economics and policy.

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Better Competition, Better Prices: A presentation of the Senate's report on competition and a panel discussion

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Jun 17, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

During the last year several reports on business dynamism have emerged all pointing to low competition as the reason for high prices. While some reports focus on particular sectors, other see market competition as a general issue that needs addressing through regulation (e.g. stricter competition policy). Is there sufficient evidence out there on what the problem is? and if so, what are the steps that we need to take? 

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2024 ESA QLD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 12, 2024, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

The Annual General Meeting of the Economic Society of Australia – Queensland Branch (ESA Qld) will be held at the Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) office at Level 27, 145 Ann Street, Brisbane City and via Zoom on Wednesday 12 June 2024 commencing at 6.00 pm. Nibblies and light refreshments will be available.

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Better Competition, Better Prices

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 12, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Victoria

Dr Mulino will be talking about the House Standing Committee's work on competition and their latest report titled "Better Competition, Better Prices". 

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2024 WEN ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 12, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Queensland

The 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Women in Economics Network (WEN) Queensland branch will be held both:

• in-person (at Queensland Competition Authority (QCA), Level 27, 145 Ann Street, Brisbane QLD 4000), and
• online (via Zoom) on Wednesday 12 June 2024, commencing at 5:30pm.

This will be followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Economics Society of Australia (Queensland) at 6:00pm.

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EoFY mini golf at Holey Moley with the Queensland Young Economists

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Jun 10, 2024, 6:00 pm

From: Queensland

Come celebrate the end of financial year with your fellow young economists for a few rounds of mini gold at Holey Moley! For $30, you’ll get 18 holes of mini golf and access to a bar tab.

Positions are limited, so get in quick!

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2023 Young Economists QLD Annual General Meeting (AGM) - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Monday Jun 10, 2024, 8:00 am

From: Queensland

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Young Economists QLD will be held as a Zoom meeting on Monday 10 June commencing at 8.00 am.

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2024 Giblin Lecture with Professor David Byrne - Launceston

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 5, 2024, 6:00 pm

From: Tasmania

Dollars and Sense: Exposing unfair pricing

Join us in-person in Launceston as Professor David Byrne discusses why big players are able to dominate industries leaving little room for competition. 

Gender pay gap in Australia - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday Jun 5, 2024, 12:00 pm

From: New South Wales

Join us for this online event to hear researchers Silvia Griselda and Elyse Dwyer discuss the findings of their recent research into the drivers of the gender pay gap in Australia. The event will be moderated by NSW WEN Chair Evie Fox Koob.

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2024 Giblin Lecture with Professor David Byrne - Hobart and online

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 4, 2024, 6:00 pm

From: Tasmania

Dollars and Sense: Exposing unfair pricing

Join us in-person in Hobart or online as Professor David Byrne discusses why big players are able to dominate industries leaving little room for competition. 

2024 Giblin Lecture and Economists Networking Dinner, Hobart

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 4, 2024, 5:30 pm

From: Tasmania

You are invited to the 2024 Annual Giblin Lecture followed by the Economists Networking Dinner. 

Hosted by the University of Tasmania in collaboration with the Economic Society of Australia, Tasmania branch, you will join the speaker, Professor David Byrne, as well as industry colleagues, University of Tasmania academics and future economists, for an evening of food, drinks, insights, connections, and thought-provoking discussion.

Limited tickets are available, book now to avoid disappointment.

Workshop: Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday Jun 4, 2024, 8:45 am

From: Victoria

Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis is an in-person one-day course that provides a grounding in CBA principles and tools for anyone writing, reading, reviewing, or commissioning CBAs.

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Does Australia naturally tend towards oligopoly and if so, does it matter?

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Wednesday May 29, 2024, 12:15 pm

From: New South Wales

Dr Emerson will speak on the prevalence of oligopolies in Australia and the role and limits of government regulation dealing with oligopolies.

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The State of Economics - ONLINE ONLY

Event Type: ESA Event

Date: Tuesday May 28, 2024, 12:00 pm

There has been a consequential fall in the size and diversity of the economics student population in Australia. One approach to looking at the economics discipline in a structured way is to ask the following questions. Who studies economics? What is the pipeline of potential economics graduates? How are economic skills rewarded by the labour market? And what is the level of economic literacy in the community? Some high-level answers to these questions are provided in a summary of the current ‘state of economics’.

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Winners and Losers in the US-China Trade War

Event Type: Wide/Public Interest

Date: Monday May 27, 2024, 6:30 pm

From: Victoria

In this lecture, Dr Amiti will examine the consequences of the U.S.-China trade war on the U.S. economy.